Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-10 Thread fantasticqhl

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your explanation. I will try to use the method as 
you suggested to do the validation. Thanks!


All the best,
Qinghua Liao


On 04/09/2013 12:10 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:




On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:03 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com 
mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:


Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much again. I am sorry for the unclear, charge
transfer was also taken into account for the complex, I did not
mentioned in the last e-mail.

What do you mean by finite T effect in MD? Kinetics?



I mean thermal motion. You have an optimal structure/energy at 0K in 
QM. In MD you want to simulate at higher T, I guess. The optimal 
structures in both cases may be very similar, but may be not so 
similar. I am just saying that you should not expect ideal coincidence 
of energy vs. distance curves.


For the reproduction of binding energy, I guess I know how to do
it using QM method. Simply, I just need to do three single point
calculations for complex,
ligands and ion, respectively.



And correct for BSSE.

For MM method, it is similar, however, I am not sure I get get the
MM energy for just one ion.



This energy is zero within classical MD, since you do not consider 
electrons and nucleus, as you do in QM.


Only one calculation is needed for MM. You define the charge groups, 
such as ion and ligand and look at the interaction between them 
(g_energy).






Is my understanding right?

Thanks for all your explanations and suggestions on this problems!

All the best,
Qinghua Liao


On 04/09/2013 10:03 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:




On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:39 AM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your patient and detailed suggestions on
this problem. Actually, I am doing what your suggested now.
I optimized the copper-ligand complex using QM method, and
then did some QM scannings to derive the bond and angle force
constants.
Right now, I am doing the MM scanning using the same
coordinates which were used in the QM scanning. What we want
is that the MM curves
can reproduce the QM curves.



I think it is simply impossible in your case to reproduce the QM
curves. You neglect charge transfer from copper to the ligand,
resulting a chemical bond formation, you neglect finite T effect
in your MD. If you want to remain in the framework of LJ+Coulomb,
the best think you can get is reproduction of ion-ligand binding
energy and more or less adequate distance ion-closest atom of the
ligand


But some of them agreed well, some of them did not. So I try
to tune the sigma of the liganded atoms, however,
it is a little complicated to tune many liganded atoms at the
same time. I am still trying to work it out.



Start from the sigma for ion-closest atom of the ligand. All
other atoms will adjust automatically, since they are connected
all together within the ligand.

My personal viewpoint, which you may share or not, is not to do
anything with sigmas of other atoms of the ligand. It is best for
future portability to limit refinement to the ion only.


It seems that you have much experience on such problems,
could you please give me some suggestions on tuning the
sigmas of atoms again?
Thanks very much in advance!


All the best,
Qinghua Liao



On 04/08/2013 03:51 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your patient explanation. Yeah, you
are right, that is what I want to know: how you tuned
this parameter?

Since then, if I want to set a new atom type and I know
its vdw radius, so how should I set the sigma for it
based on the vdw radius,



You cannot set the sigma based ONLY on the VDW radius.

which should be in agreement with OPLS-AA/L force filed?
Could you give me some suggestions?
I guess that I have to tune it by myself this time,
right? Thanks in advance!



I would do the following:

1) Optimize ion-ligand complex using ab initio. Write down
binding energy and optimal distance;
2) Construct topology for classical MD using approximate sigma;
3) Calculate energy and distance from classical MD;
4) Compare them to distance and energy from ab initio;
5) If you are not satisfied, adjust your sigma;
6) Repeat classical MD until the difference between
ion-ligand distance in classical MD becomes reasonably

Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-09 Thread fantasticqhl

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your patient and detailed suggestions on this 
problem. Actually, I am doing what your suggested now.
I optimized the copper-ligand complex using QM method, and then did some 
QM scannings to derive the bond and angle force constants.
Right now, I am doing the MM scanning using the same coordinates which 
were used in the QM scanning. What we want is that the MM curves
can reproduce the QM curves. But some of them agreed well, some of them 
did not. So I try to tune the sigma of the liganded atoms, however,
it is a little complicated to tune many liganded atoms at the same time. 
I am still trying to work it out.


It seems that you have much experience on such problems, could you 
please give me some suggestions on tuning the sigmas of atoms again?

Thanks very much in advance!


All the best,
Qinghua Liao



On 04/08/2013 03:51 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com 
mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:


Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your patient explanation. Yeah, you are
right, that is what I want to know: how you tuned this parameter?

Since then, if I want to set a new atom type and I know its vdw
radius, so how should I set the sigma for it based on the vdw radius,



You cannot set the sigma based ONLY on the VDW radius.

which should be in agreement with OPLS-AA/L force filed? Could you
give me some suggestions?
I guess that I have to tune it by myself this time, right? Thanks
in advance!



I would do the following:

1) Optimize ion-ligand complex using ab initio. Write down binding 
energy and optimal distance;

2) Construct topology for classical MD using approximate sigma;
3) Calculate energy and distance from classical MD;
4) Compare them to distance and energy from ab initio;
5) If you are not satisfied, adjust your sigma;
6) Repeat classical MD until the difference between ion-ligand 
distance in classical MD becomes reasonably similar to that in ab initio.


To preserve compatibility with OPLS, use the same level of theory in 
ab initio, which they used when derived OPLS. Keep in mind that their 
original level of theory is not so perfect...



Dr. Vitaly Chaban


All the best,
Qinghua Liao






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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-09 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:39 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your patient and detailed suggestions on this
 problem. Actually, I am doing what your suggested now.
 I optimized the copper-ligand complex using QM method, and then did some
 QM scannings to derive the bond and angle force constants.
 Right now, I am doing the MM scanning using the same coordinates which
 were used in the QM scanning. What we want is that the MM curves
 can reproduce the QM curves.



I think it is simply impossible in your case to reproduce the QM curves.
You neglect charge transfer from copper to the ligand, resulting a chemical
bond formation, you neglect finite T effect in your MD. If you want to
remain in the framework of LJ+Coulomb, the best think you can get is
reproduction of ion-ligand binding energy and more or less adequate
distance ion-closest atom of the ligand




 But some of them agreed well, some of them did not. So I try to tune the
 sigma of the liganded atoms, however,
 it is a little complicated to tune many liganded atoms at the same time. I
 am still trying to work it out.



Start from the sigma for ion-closest atom of the ligand. All other atoms
will adjust automatically, since they are connected all together within the
ligand.

My personal viewpoint, which you may share or not, is not to do anything
with sigmas of other atoms of the ligand. It is best for future portability
to limit refinement to the ion only.




  It seems that you have much experience on such problems, could you please
 give me some suggestions on tuning the sigmas of atoms again?
 Thanks very much in advance!


 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao



 On 04/08/2013 03:51 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:


  On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your patient explanation. Yeah, you are right, that
 is what I want to know: how you tuned this parameter?

 Since then, if I want to set a new atom type and I know its vdw radius,
 so how should I set the sigma for it based on the vdw radius,



  You cannot set the sigma based ONLY on the VDW radius.



  which should be in agreement with OPLS-AA/L force filed? Could you give
 me some suggestions?
 I guess that I have to tune it by myself this time, right? Thanks in
 advance!



  I would do the following:

  1) Optimize ion-ligand complex using ab initio. Write down binding
 energy and optimal distance;
 2) Construct topology for classical MD using approximate sigma;
 3) Calculate energy and distance from classical MD;
 4) Compare them to distance and energy from ab initio;
  5) If you are not satisfied, adjust your sigma;
 6) Repeat classical MD until the difference between ion-ligand distance in
 classical MD becomes reasonably similar to that in ab initio.

  To preserve compatibility with OPLS, use the same level of theory in ab
 initio, which they used when derived OPLS. Keep in mind that their original
 level of theory is not so perfect...


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban




 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao






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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-09 Thread fantasticqhl

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much again. I am sorry for the unclear, charge transfer was 
also taken into account for the complex, I did not mentioned in the last 
e-mail.


What do you mean by finite T effect in MD? Kinetics?

For the reproduction of binding energy, I guess I know how to do it 
using QM method. Simply, I just need to do three single point 
calculations for complex,
ligands and ion, respectively. For MM method, it is similar, however, I 
am not sure I get get the MM energy for just one ion. Is my 
understanding right?


Thanks for all your explanations and suggestions on this problems!

All the best,
Qinghua Liao


On 04/09/2013 10:03 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:




On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:39 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com 
mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:


Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your patient and detailed suggestions on this
problem. Actually, I am doing what your suggested now.
I optimized the copper-ligand complex using QM method, and then
did some QM scannings to derive the bond and angle force constants.
Right now, I am doing the MM scanning using the same coordinates
which were used in the QM scanning. What we want is that the MM curves
can reproduce the QM curves.



I think it is simply impossible in your case to reproduce the QM 
curves. You neglect charge transfer from copper to the ligand, 
resulting a chemical bond formation, you neglect finite T effect in 
your MD. If you want to remain in the framework of LJ+Coulomb, the 
best think you can get is reproduction of ion-ligand binding energy 
and more or less adequate distance ion-closest atom of the ligand



But some of them agreed well, some of them did not. So I try to
tune the sigma of the liganded atoms, however,
it is a little complicated to tune many liganded atoms at the same
time. I am still trying to work it out.



Start from the sigma for ion-closest atom of the ligand. All other 
atoms will adjust automatically, since they are connected all together 
within the ligand.


My personal viewpoint, which you may share or not, is not to do 
anything with sigmas of other atoms of the ligand. It is best for 
future portability to limit refinement to the ion only.



It seems that you have much experience on such problems, could you
please give me some suggestions on tuning the sigmas of atoms again?
Thanks very much in advance!


All the best,
Qinghua Liao



On 04/08/2013 03:51 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your patient explanation. Yeah, you are
right, that is what I want to know: how you tuned this parameter?

Since then, if I want to set a new atom type and I know its
vdw radius, so how should I set the sigma for it based on the
vdw radius,



You cannot set the sigma based ONLY on the VDW radius.

which should be in agreement with OPLS-AA/L force filed?
Could you give me some suggestions?
I guess that I have to tune it by myself this time, right?
Thanks in advance!



I would do the following:

1) Optimize ion-ligand complex using ab initio. Write down
binding energy and optimal distance;
2) Construct topology for classical MD using approximate sigma;
3) Calculate energy and distance from classical MD;
4) Compare them to distance and energy from ab initio;
5) If you are not satisfied, adjust your sigma;
6) Repeat classical MD until the difference between ion-ligand
distance in classical MD becomes reasonably similar to that in ab
initio.

To preserve compatibility with OPLS, use the same level of theory
in ab initio, which they used when derived OPLS. Keep in mind
that their original level of theory is not so perfect...


Dr. Vitaly Chaban


All the best,
Qinghua Liao









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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-09 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:03 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much again. I am sorry for the unclear, charge transfer was
 also taken into account for the complex, I did not mentioned in the last
 e-mail.

 What do you mean by finite T effect in MD? Kinetics?



I mean thermal motion. You have an optimal structure/energy at 0K in QM. In
MD you want to simulate at higher T, I guess. The optimal structures in
both cases may be very similar, but may be not so similar. I am just saying
that you should not expect ideal coincidence of energy vs. distance curves.



 For the reproduction of binding energy, I guess I know how to do it using
 QM method. Simply, I just need to do three single point calculations for
 complex,
 ligands and ion, respectively.



And correct for BSSE.



 For MM method, it is similar, however, I am not sure I get get the MM
 energy for just one ion.



This energy is zero within classical MD, since you do not consider
electrons and nucleus, as you do in QM.

Only one calculation is needed for MM. You define the charge groups, such
as ion and ligand and look at the interaction between them (g_energy).







  Is my understanding right?

 Thanks for all your explanations and suggestions on this problems!

 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao


 On 04/09/2013 10:03 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:




 On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:39 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your patient and detailed suggestions on this
 problem. Actually, I am doing what your suggested now.
 I optimized the copper-ligand complex using QM method, and then did some
 QM scannings to derive the bond and angle force constants.
 Right now, I am doing the MM scanning using the same coordinates which
 were used in the QM scanning. What we want is that the MM curves
 can reproduce the QM curves.



  I think it is simply impossible in your case to reproduce the QM curves.
 You neglect charge transfer from copper to the ligand, resulting a chemical
 bond formation, you neglect finite T effect in your MD. If you want to
 remain in the framework of LJ+Coulomb, the best think you can get is
 reproduction of ion-ligand binding energy and more or less adequate
 distance ion-closest atom of the ligand




  But some of them agreed well, some of them did not. So I try to tune
 the sigma of the liganded atoms, however,
 it is a little complicated to tune many liganded atoms at the same time.
 I am still trying to work it out.



  Start from the sigma for ion-closest atom of the ligand. All other
 atoms will adjust automatically, since they are connected all together
 within the ligand.

  My personal viewpoint, which you may share or not, is not to do anything
 with sigmas of other atoms of the ligand. It is best for future portability
 to limit refinement to the ion only.




  It seems that you have much experience on such problems, could you
 please give me some suggestions on tuning the sigmas of atoms again?
 Thanks very much in advance!


 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao



 On 04/08/2013 03:51 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:


  On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your patient explanation. Yeah, you are right, that
 is what I want to know: how you tuned this parameter?

 Since then, if I want to set a new atom type and I know its vdw radius,
 so how should I set the sigma for it based on the vdw radius,



  You cannot set the sigma based ONLY on the VDW radius.



  which should be in agreement with OPLS-AA/L force filed? Could you
 give me some suggestions?
 I guess that I have to tune it by myself this time, right? Thanks in
 advance!



  I would do the following:

  1) Optimize ion-ligand complex using ab initio. Write down binding
 energy and optimal distance;
 2) Construct topology for classical MD using approximate sigma;
 3) Calculate energy and distance from classical MD;
 4) Compare them to distance and energy from ab initio;
  5) If you are not satisfied, adjust your sigma;
 6) Repeat classical MD until the difference between ion-ligand distance
 in classical MD becomes reasonably similar to that in ab initio.

  To preserve compatibility with OPLS, use the same level of theory in ab
 initio, which they used when derived OPLS. Keep in mind that their original
 level of theory is not so perfect...


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban




 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao








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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-08 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
Dear Qinghua Liao -

In that case, I am just wishing you luck with the copper containing systems.

Are you going to simulate copper-ligand interactions using Coulomb+LJ
potential only? I would guess it is a chemical bonding case. Maybe the
Morse potential (additionally) can be of better service?


Dr. Vitaly Chaban




On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your explanation. I guess that I get what you mean
 now! Thanks!

 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao

 On 04/07/2013 11:35 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 The equation is a direct consequence of LJ-12-6 equation. This equation is
 used in OPLS and most other force fields.

  The difference you found originate from the fact that, besides LJ
 potential, there is much stronger Coulomb potential in the copper-ion case.
 If you run simulations, you will see that copper-ligand distance is smaller
 than the sum of their sigmas multiplied by pow (2, 1/6).


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban






  On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:28 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks for the explanation. I know this equation. However, the van der
 Waals radius and its counterpart sigma in OPLS-AA/L force field files do
 not follow this equation.

 For example, the vdw radius of copper ion is 1.4 angstrom, and its sigma
 is  2.08470e-01 (I guess the unit is nm). pow(2, 1/6) is more than 1, so
 obviously this equation
 does not work with copper. So do other atoms. I guess that there might be
 an additional coefficient for this equation in gromacs. That's the purpose
 for asking. Thanks very much!


 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/07/2013 10:48 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 Dear Qinghua -

  The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma, provided that
 you have only LJ potential in your interacting subsystem.

  If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be found iteratively.


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban





 On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the relationship between
 van der Waals radius and sigma in the OPLS-AA/L force filed files of
 Gromacs.

 Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system, but I do not know
 there is some relation between the optimal bond length (copper--atom of the
 ligand) and sigma.
 Could you please be more clear and give a little detailed explanation?
 Thanks very much!

 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 In systems of such kind, everything will depend on the atom of the
 ligand,
 which coordinated by copper ion.

 Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the optimal distance.
 Then
 adjust sigma(s).

 Dr. Vitaly Chaban







 There is a copper ion with four ligands in my system. I am going to

 study this system using MD simulations.
 For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and epsilon=1.14 kcal.mol from
 one paper will be used in our
 simulations. I already found the parameters of copper ion (Cu2+) in the
 OPLS-AA/L force field files:
 sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which are for Cu2+ without
 ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
 just with different units.

 My question is that I do not know how to convert the vdW radius to
 sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
 1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field file is 2.08470e-01.
 Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

 Thanks very much!








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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-08 Thread fantasticqhl

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for concern on my research! We are going to the use the 
bonded model together with Coulomb and LJ potentials.


My problem is that vdw radius and its sigma do not follow the equation 
of  Rvdw = pow(2, 1/6)*sigma in the OPLS force field files,
not just for copper. That's why I sent these e-mails for suggestions. I 
am sorry for the unclear.


All the best,
Qinghua Liao


On 04/08/2013 01:22 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

Dear Qinghua Liao -

In that case, I am just wishing you luck with the copper containing 
systems.


Are you going to simulate copper-ligand interactions using Coulomb+LJ 
potential only? I would guess it is a chemical bonding case. Maybe the 
Morse potential (additionally) can be of better service?



Dr. Vitaly Chaban




On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com 
mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:


Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your explanation. I guess that I get what you
mean now! Thanks!

All the best,
Qinghua Liao

On 04/07/2013 11:35 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

The equation is a direct consequence of LJ-12-6 equation. This
equation is used in OPLS and most other force fields.

The difference you found originate from the fact that, besides LJ
potential, there is much stronger Coulomb potential in the
copper-ion case. If you run simulations, you will see that
copper-ligand distance is smaller than the sum of their sigmas
multiplied by pow (2, 1/6).


Dr. Vitaly Chaban






On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:28 AM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks for the explanation. I know this equation. However,
the van der Waals radius and its counterpart sigma in
OPLS-AA/L force field files do not follow this equation.

For example, the vdw radius of copper ion is 1.4 angstrom,
and its sigma is 2.08470e-01 (I guess the unit is nm). pow(2,
1/6) is more than 1, so obviously this equation
does not work with copper. So do other atoms. I guess that
there might be an additional coefficient for this equation in
gromacs. That's the purpose for asking. Thanks very much!


All the best,
Qinghua

On 04/07/2013 10:48 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

Dear Qinghua -

The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma,
provided that you have only LJ potential in your interacting
subsystem.

If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be found
iteratively.


Dr. Vitaly Chaban





On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the
relationship between van der Waals radius and sigma in
the OPLS-AA/L force filed files of Gromacs.

Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system,
but I do not know there is some relation between the
optimal bond length (copper--atom of the ligand) and sigma.
Could you please be more clear and give a little
detailed explanation? Thanks very much!

All the best,
Qinghua

On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

In systems of such kind, everything will depend on
the atom of the ligand,
which coordinated by copper ion.

Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the
optimal distance. Then
adjust sigma(s).

Dr. Vitaly Chaban







There is a copper ion with four ligands in my
system. I am going to

study this system using MD simulations.
For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and
epsilon=1.14 kcal.mol from
one paper will be used in our
simulations. I already found the parameters of
copper ion (Cu2+) in the
OPLS-AA/L force field files:
sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which
are for Cu2+ without
ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
just with different units.

My question is that I do not know how to convert
the vdW radius to
sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field
file is 2.08470e-01.
Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

Thanks very much!












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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-08 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
I think your misunderstanding comes from the belief that sigma (as they are
tabulated in the force field files) should *exactly correspond* to the VDW
diameter, as in encyclopedia.

This is simply not the case. In reality, sigmas in the force fields are
tuned in order to give right interatomic distances AFTER you turn on all
the necessary potentials (Coulombic attraction in case of OPLS).

Dr. Vitaly Chaban





On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:14 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for concern on my research! We are going to the use the
 bonded model together with Coulomb and LJ potentials.

 My problem is that vdw radius and its sigma do not follow the equation of
 Rvdw = pow(2, 1/6)*sigma in the OPLS force field files,
 not just for copper. That's why I sent these e-mails for suggestions. I am
 sorry for the unclear.

 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao


 On 04/08/2013 01:22 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 Dear Qinghua Liao -

  In that case, I am just wishing you luck with the copper containing
 systems.

  Are you going to simulate copper-ligand interactions using Coulomb+LJ
 potential only? I would guess it is a chemical bonding case. Maybe the
 Morse potential (additionally) can be of better service?


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban




 On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your explanation. I guess that I get what you mean
 now! Thanks!

 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao

 On 04/07/2013 11:35 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 The equation is a direct consequence of LJ-12-6 equation. This equation
 is used in OPLS and most other force fields.

  The difference you found originate from the fact that, besides LJ
 potential, there is much stronger Coulomb potential in the copper-ion case.
 If you run simulations, you will see that copper-ligand distance is smaller
 than the sum of their sigmas multiplied by pow (2, 1/6).


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban






  On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:28 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks for the explanation. I know this equation. However, the van der
 Waals radius and its counterpart sigma in OPLS-AA/L force field files do
 not follow this equation.

 For example, the vdw radius of copper ion is 1.4 angstrom, and its sigma
 is  2.08470e-01 (I guess the unit is nm). pow(2, 1/6) is more than 1, so
 obviously this equation
 does not work with copper. So do other atoms. I guess that there might
 be an additional coefficient for this equation in gromacs. That's the
 purpose for asking. Thanks very much!


 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/07/2013 10:48 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 Dear Qinghua -

  The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma, provided that
 you have only LJ potential in your interacting subsystem.

  If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be found
 iteratively.


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban





 On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the relationship
 between van der Waals radius and sigma in the OPLS-AA/L force filed files
 of Gromacs.

 Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system, but I do not know
 there is some relation between the optimal bond length (copper--atom of the
 ligand) and sigma.
 Could you please be more clear and give a little detailed explanation?
 Thanks very much!

 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 In systems of such kind, everything will depend on the atom of the
 ligand,
 which coordinated by copper ion.

 Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the optimal distance.
 Then
 adjust sigma(s).

 Dr. Vitaly Chaban







 There is a copper ion with four ligands in my system. I am going to

 study this system using MD simulations.
 For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and epsilon=1.14 kcal.mol
 from
 one paper will be used in our
 simulations. I already found the parameters of copper ion (Cu2+) in
 the
 OPLS-AA/L force field files:
 sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which are for Cu2+ without
 ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
 just with different units.

 My question is that I do not know how to convert the vdW radius to
 sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
 1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field file is 2.08470e-01.
 Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

 Thanks very much!










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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-08 Thread fantasticqhl

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your patient explanation. Yeah, you are right, that 
is what I want to know: how you tuned this parameter?


Since then, if I want to set a new atom type and I know its vdw radius, 
so how should I set the sigma for it based on the vdw radius,
which should be in agreement with OPLS-AA/L force filed? Could you give 
me some suggestions?
I guess that I have to tune it by myself this time, right? Thanks in 
advance!


All the best,
Qinghua Liao




On 04/08/2013 03:21 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:
I think your misunderstanding comes from the belief that sigma (as 
they are tabulated in the force field files) should *exactly 
correspond* to the VDW diameter, as in encyclopedia.


This is simply not the case. In reality, sigmas in the force fields 
are tuned in order to give right interatomic distances AFTER you 
turn on all the necessary potentials (Coulombic attraction in case of 
OPLS).


Dr. Vitaly Chaban





On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:14 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com 
mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:


Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for concern on my research! We are going to the
use the bonded model together with Coulomb and LJ potentials.

My problem is that vdw radius and its sigma do not follow the
equation of  Rvdw = pow(2, 1/6)*sigma in the OPLS force field files,
not just for copper. That's why I sent these e-mails for
suggestions. I am sorry for the unclear.

All the best,
Qinghua Liao


On 04/08/2013 01:22 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

Dear Qinghua Liao -

In that case, I am just wishing you luck with the copper
containing systems.

Are you going to simulate copper-ligand interactions using
Coulomb+LJ potential only? I would guess it is a chemical bonding
case. Maybe the Morse potential (additionally) can be of better
service?


Dr. Vitaly Chaban




On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your explanation. I guess that I get
what you mean now! Thanks!

All the best,
Qinghua Liao

On 04/07/2013 11:35 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

The equation is a direct consequence of LJ-12-6 equation.
This equation is used in OPLS and most other force fields.

The difference you found originate from the fact that,
besides LJ potential, there is much stronger Coulomb
potential in the copper-ion case. If you run simulations,
you will see that copper-ligand distance is smaller than the
sum of their sigmas multiplied by pow (2, 1/6).


Dr. Vitaly Chaban






On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:28 AM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks for the explanation. I know this equation.
However, the van der Waals radius and its counterpart
sigma in OPLS-AA/L force field files do not follow this
equation.

For example, the vdw radius of copper ion is 1.4
angstrom, and its sigma is  2.08470e-01 (I guess the
unit is nm). pow(2, 1/6) is more than 1, so obviously
this equation
does not work with copper. So do other atoms. I guess
that there might be an additional coefficient for this
equation in gromacs. That's the purpose for asking.
Thanks very much!


All the best,
Qinghua

On 04/07/2013 10:48 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

Dear Qinghua -

The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma,
provided that you have only LJ potential in your
interacting subsystem.

If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be
found iteratively.


Dr. Vitaly Chaban





On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl
fantastic...@gmail.com
mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the
relationship between van der Waals radius and sigma
in the OPLS-AA/L force filed files of Gromacs.

Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my
system, but I do not know there is some relation
between the optimal bond length (copper--atom of
the ligand) and sigma.
Could you please be more clear and give a little
detailed explanation? Thanks very much!

All the best,
Qinghua

On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

In systems of such kind, everything will depend
on the atom of the 

Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-08 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your patient explanation. Yeah, you are right, that
 is what I want to know: how you tuned this parameter?

 Since then, if I want to set a new atom type and I know its vdw radius, so
 how should I set the sigma for it based on the vdw radius,



You cannot set the sigma based ONLY on the VDW radius.



  which should be in agreement with OPLS-AA/L force filed? Could you give
 me some suggestions?
 I guess that I have to tune it by myself this time, right? Thanks in
 advance!



I would do the following:

1) Optimize ion-ligand complex using ab initio. Write down binding energy
and optimal distance;
2) Construct topology for classical MD using approximate sigma;
3) Calculate energy and distance from classical MD;
4) Compare them to distance and energy from ab initio;
5) If you are not satisfied, adjust your sigma;
6) Repeat classical MD until the difference between ion-ligand distance in
classical MD becomes reasonably similar to that in ab initio.

To preserve compatibility with OPLS, use the same level of theory in ab
initio, which they used when derived OPLS. Keep in mind that their original
level of theory is not so perfect...


Dr. Vitaly Chaban




 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao




 On 04/08/2013 03:21 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 I think your misunderstanding comes from the belief that sigma (as they
 are tabulated in the force field files) should *exactly correspond* to the
 VDW diameter, as in encyclopedia.

  This is simply not the case. In reality, sigmas in the force fields are
 tuned in order to give right interatomic distances AFTER you turn on all
 the necessary potentials (Coulombic attraction in case of OPLS).

  Dr. Vitaly Chaban





 On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:14 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for concern on my research! We are going to the use the
 bonded model together with Coulomb and LJ potentials.

 My problem is that vdw radius and its sigma do not follow the equation
 of  Rvdw = pow(2, 1/6)*sigma in the OPLS force field files,
 not just for copper. That's why I sent these e-mails for suggestions. I
 am sorry for the unclear.

 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao


 On 04/08/2013 01:22 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 Dear Qinghua Liao -

  In that case, I am just wishing you luck with the copper containing
 systems.

  Are you going to simulate copper-ligand interactions using Coulomb+LJ
 potential only? I would guess it is a chemical bonding case. Maybe the
 Morse potential (additionally) can be of better service?


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban




 On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your explanation. I guess that I get what you mean
 now! Thanks!

 All the best,
 Qinghua Liao

 On 04/07/2013 11:35 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 The equation is a direct consequence of LJ-12-6 equation. This equation
 is used in OPLS and most other force fields.

  The difference you found originate from the fact that, besides LJ
 potential, there is much stronger Coulomb potential in the copper-ion case.
 If you run simulations, you will see that copper-ligand distance is smaller
 than the sum of their sigmas multiplied by pow (2, 1/6).


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban






  On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:28 AM, fantasticqhl 
 fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks for the explanation. I know this equation. However, the van der
 Waals radius and its counterpart sigma in OPLS-AA/L force field files do
 not follow this equation.

 For example, the vdw radius of copper ion is 1.4 angstrom, and its
 sigma is  2.08470e-01 (I guess the unit is nm). pow(2, 1/6) is more than 1,
 so obviously this equation
 does not work with copper. So do other atoms. I guess that there might
 be an additional coefficient for this equation in gromacs. That's the
 purpose for asking. Thanks very much!


 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/07/2013 10:48 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 Dear Qinghua -

  The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma, provided that
 you have only LJ potential in your interacting subsystem.

  If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be found
 iteratively.


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban





 On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl 
 fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the relationship
 between van der Waals radius and sigma in the OPLS-AA/L force filed files
 of Gromacs.

 Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system, but I do not
 know there is some relation between the optimal bond length (copper--atom
 of the ligand) and sigma.
 Could you please be more clear and give a little detailed explanation?
 Thanks very much!

 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 In systems of such kind, everything will 

Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-07 Thread fantasticqhl

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the relationship between 
van der Waals radius and sigma in the OPLS-AA/L force filed files of 
Gromacs.


Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system, but I do not know 
there is some relation between the optimal bond length (copper--atom of 
the ligand) and sigma.
Could you please be more clear and give a little detailed explanation? 
Thanks very much!


All the best,
Qinghua

On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

In systems of such kind, everything will depend on the atom of the ligand,
which coordinated by copper ion.

Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the optimal distance. Then
adjust sigma(s).

Dr. Vitaly Chaban







There is a copper ion with four ligands in my system. I am going to

study this system using MD simulations.
For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and epsilon=1.14 kcal.mol from
one paper will be used in our
simulations. I already found the parameters of copper ion (Cu2+) in the
OPLS-AA/L force field files:
sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which are for Cu2+ without
ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
just with different units.

My question is that I do not know how to convert the vdW radius to
sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field file is 2.08470e-01.
Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

Thanks very much!




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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-07 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
Dear Qinghua -

The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma, provided that you
have only LJ potential in your interacting subsystem.

If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be found iteratively.


Dr. Vitaly Chaban





On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the relationship between
 van der Waals radius and sigma in the OPLS-AA/L force filed files of
 Gromacs.

 Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system, but I do not know
 there is some relation between the optimal bond length (copper--atom of the
 ligand) and sigma.
 Could you please be more clear and give a little detailed explanation?
 Thanks very much!

 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 In systems of such kind, everything will depend on the atom of the ligand,
 which coordinated by copper ion.

 Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the optimal distance.
 Then
 adjust sigma(s).

 Dr. Vitaly Chaban







 There is a copper ion with four ligands in my system. I am going to

 study this system using MD simulations.
 For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and epsilon=1.14 kcal.mol from
 one paper will be used in our
 simulations. I already found the parameters of copper ion (Cu2+) in the
 OPLS-AA/L force field files:
 sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which are for Cu2+ without
 ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
 just with different units.

 My question is that I do not know how to convert the vdW radius to
 sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
 1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field file is 2.08470e-01.
 Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

 Thanks very much!




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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-07 Thread fantasticqhl

Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks for the explanation. I know this equation. However, the van der 
Waals radius and its counterpart sigma in OPLS-AA/L force field files do 
not follow this equation.


For example, the vdw radius of copper ion is 1.4 angstrom, and its sigma 
is  2.08470e-01 (I guess the unit is nm). pow(2, 1/6) is more than 1, so 
obviously this equation
does not work with copper. So do other atoms. I guess that there might 
be an additional coefficient for this equation in gromacs. That's the 
purpose for asking. Thanks very much!



All the best,
Qinghua

On 04/07/2013 10:48 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

Dear Qinghua -

The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma, provided that 
you have only LJ potential in your interacting subsystem.


If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be found iteratively.


Dr. Vitaly Chaban





On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.com 
mailto:fantastic...@gmail.com wrote:


Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the relationship
between van der Waals radius and sigma in the OPLS-AA/L force
filed files of Gromacs.

Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system, but I do not
know there is some relation between the optimal bond length
(copper--atom of the ligand) and sigma.
Could you please be more clear and give a little detailed
explanation? Thanks very much!

All the best,
Qinghua

On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

In systems of such kind, everything will depend on the atom of
the ligand,
which coordinated by copper ion.

Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the optimal
distance. Then
adjust sigma(s).

Dr. Vitaly Chaban







There is a copper ion with four ligands in my system. I am
going to

study this system using MD simulations.
For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and epsilon=1.14
kcal.mol from
one paper will be used in our
simulations. I already found the parameters of copper ion
(Cu2+) in the
OPLS-AA/L force field files:
sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which are for
Cu2+ without
ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
just with different units.

My question is that I do not know how to convert the vdW
radius to
sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field file is
2.08470e-01.
Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

Thanks very much!






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Re: [gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-07 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
The equation is a direct consequence of LJ-12-6 equation. This equation is
used in OPLS and most other force fields.

The difference you found originate from the fact that, besides LJ
potential, there is much stronger Coulomb potential in the copper-ion case.
If you run simulations, you will see that copper-ligand distance is smaller
than the sum of their sigmas multiplied by pow (2, 1/6).


Dr. Vitaly Chaban






On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:28 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

  Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks for the explanation. I know this equation. However, the van der
 Waals radius and its counterpart sigma in OPLS-AA/L force field files do
 not follow this equation.

 For example, the vdw radius of copper ion is 1.4 angstrom, and its sigma
 is  2.08470e-01 (I guess the unit is nm). pow(2, 1/6) is more than 1, so
 obviously this equation
 does not work with copper. So do other atoms. I guess that there might be
 an additional coefficient for this equation in gromacs. That's the purpose
 for asking. Thanks very much!


 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/07/2013 10:48 AM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 Dear Qinghua -

  The formal relation is diameter = pow (2, 1/6) * sigma, provided that
 you have only LJ potential in your interacting subsystem.

  If this is not the case, an optimal sigma can only be found iteratively.


  Dr. Vitaly Chaban





 On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM, fantasticqhl fantastic...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Dr. Vitaly Chaban,

 Thanks very much for your reply. My question is the relationship between
 van der Waals radius and sigma in the OPLS-AA/L force filed files of
 Gromacs.

 Of course I did ab initio optimizations of my system, but I do not know
 there is some relation between the optimal bond length (copper--atom of the
 ligand) and sigma.
 Could you please be more clear and give a little detailed explanation?
 Thanks very much!

 All the best,
 Qinghua

 On 04/06/2013 06:07 PM, Dr. Vitaly Chaban wrote:

 In systems of such kind, everything will depend on the atom of the
 ligand,
 which coordinated by copper ion.

 Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the optimal distance.
 Then
 adjust sigma(s).

 Dr. Vitaly Chaban







 There is a copper ion with four ligands in my system. I am going to

 study this system using MD simulations.
 For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and epsilon=1.14 kcal.mol from
 one paper will be used in our
 simulations. I already found the parameters of copper ion (Cu2+) in the
 OPLS-AA/L force field files:
 sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which are for Cu2+ without
 ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
 just with different units.

 My question is that I do not know how to convert the vdW radius to
 sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
 1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field file is 2.08470e-01.
 Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

 Thanks very much!






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[gmx-users] Re: How to set the sigma and epsilon for Cu2+ in OPLS-AA/L

2013-04-06 Thread Dr. Vitaly Chaban
In systems of such kind, everything will depend on the atom of the ligand,
which coordinated by copper ion.

Perform ab initio geometry optimization and find the optimal distance. Then
adjust sigma(s).

Dr. Vitaly Chaban







There is a copper ion with four ligands in my system. I am going to
 study this system using MD simulations.
 For the vdW parameters, R*=1.74 angstrom and epsilon=1.14 kcal.mol from
 one paper will be used in our
 simulations. I already found the parameters of copper ion (Cu2+) in the
 OPLS-AA/L force field files:
 sigma= 2.08470e-01, epsilon=4.76976e+00, which are for Cu2+ without
 ligands. The two epsilon are the same,
 just with different units.

 My question is that I do not know how to convert the vdW radius to
 sigma. I found that the vdw radius of copper is
 1.4 angstrom, and the sigma in the force field file is 2.08470e-01.
 Could someone tell me how to do the converting?

 Thanks very much!


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